Cost of living comparison
Laos is 3.6 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Laos instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 41.4% more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN164
|
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN139
|
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN168
|
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN104
|
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN23
|
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN284
|
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN825
|
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
|
pay 88.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN290
|
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN73
|
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN801
|
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN230
|
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,783
|
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
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